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10th March 2009
"What's it all about, then, Alfie?"
That's how Michael Caine's first starring role - a film called Alfie - ends, with Cher singing that famous lyric. And whilst this question is directed at Alfie's life, it could easily be directed to all of us. Don't ... Read >
Author: smn218th February 2009
This was the question I was asked by a group of friends I met while shopping for an audio book collection in an audio book forum.
They were all raving about the greatest audio book of all times, talking about how wonderful it felt being entertained b... Read >
Author: suegold17th November 2008
The iPod is a music and movies player, but people can listen to audiobooks and other spoken-work content, while commuting, jogging or exercising. Audiobooks are either complete or abridged recordings of books, which are read out loud and recorded. Sometim... Read >
Author: suegold17th October 2008
These are very troubled times in the global financial markets, but does this mean that it is a bad time to trade the foreign exchange market?
About a year ago when the U S dollar was in free fall against a basket of currencies, Warren Buffett announced... Read >
Author: Martin Bottomley07th April 2008
London has wonderful, gloomy cemeteries. It is useful to think of them as spacious open air museums that preserve an atmosphere of stillness amid the tumult of the city. The association with celebrated personalities makes things even more exciting for the... Read >
Author: mlauterwein12th March 2007
Delivering the "Wow" Factor
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“To give real service, you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity.” ~Douglas Adams, Author
In this age of ever-declinin... Read >
Author: Patty Benton02nd February 2007
The nomenclature of Aloe Vera has been somewhat confused, as the plant has been known by a variety of names, most notable
Aloe barbadensis and Aloe vulgari. Historical records indicate that the medicinal use of aloe may have started in Egypt or
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Author: Douglas Adams12th July 2006
2 ounces vegetable oil
1/4 teaspoon each citronella and eucalyptus essential oils
1/8 teaspoon each pennyroyal, cedar and rose geranium essential oils
Combine ingredients and apply mixture directly to all exposed skin. Keep oil away from eyes and mou... Read >
Author: Douglas Adams12th July 2006
The various therapies encompassed by biological dentistry all share a single basic premise: They are founded on the idea that the teeth can affect the general health of the body, and vice versa.
For example, the theory for which biological dentistry is... Read >
Author: Douglas Adams12th July 2006
Brigit Rays of Healing
Light therapycontrolled exposure to bright light-continues to play a role in conventional medical practice as well as its alternative cousins. Its most typical applications operate by abortion through the skin: Doctors expose ne... Read >
Author: Douglas Adams07th July 2006
Reiki (pronounced ray-key) is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It was rediscovered by Dr. Mikao Usui in the early 1900's. Reiki is administered by "laying on of hands" and techniques such as this have b... Read >
Author: Douglas Adams07th July 2006
It turns out that frequent touching and cuddling, a spontaneous form of massage, not only helps infants thrive, it also contributes to adult happiness.
In the mid-1980s, while a visiting professor of psychology at Boston University, Carol Franz, PhD., ... Read >
Author: Douglas Adams28th June 2006
Hydrotherapy water therapy is the use of water to promote healing. It is one of the oldest, simplest, and most effective of all the natural therapies. Water treatments include taking natural spring waters internally for their beneficial mineral conten... Read >
Author: Douglas Adams28th June 2006
Osteopathy was devised in 1874 by Andrew Taylor Still. He trained as an engineer before receiving formal medical training at Kansas City School of Physicians and Surgeons, after which he worked as an army surgeon. He was unhappy with the often brutal medi... Read >
Author: Douglas Adams23rd June 2006
Rolfing is named after its founder, Dr. Ida Rolf, an American biochemist whose therapy was intended to integrate manipulative forms of treatment with bioenergetics (the study of energy in living systems). Rolf recognized that when we are well aligned, gra... Read >
Author: Douglas Adams23rd June 2006
Herbal medicine is one of the most ancient forms of remedial treatment, evolving with humanity, as we learned through trial and error, and by watching animals. Almost every major culture has at one time used herbs as its main or only source of medicine.
... Read >
Author: Douglas Adams23rd June 2006
An ancient Chinese system for the development of internal energy, chi kung or qi gung (pronounced "chee goong") is, like t'ai chi, based on the principles of the Taoist religion as extended to Oriental medicine.
Unlike yoga, chi kung puts less emphasis... Read >
Author: Douglas Adams16th June 2006
Whether you're talking about drugs, tobacco or alcohol, substance abuse can take control of your life and send it spiraling downward. The misuse of alcohol, cigarettes and legal and illegal drugs is the main cause of premature death and preventable illnes... Read >
Author: Douglas Adams24th May 2006
In the early colonial Unite States, home-based businesses were the rule rather than the exception, and the products of these businesses went beyond agriculture.
In American Economic History, author Harold Underwood Faulkner notes that the colonial farm... Read >
Author: Douglas Adams24th May 2006
The contemporary economy is driven more by the services of skilled people than by the brawn of workers toiling in smokestack industries.
Going into business is not as complicated as it used to be. There was a time when planning a business meant calcul... Read >
Author: Douglas Adams24th May 2006
Many people have discovered that their skills can be applied independently and profitably without the support of a large organization, or its staff and facilities.
If you see yourself among these people, start as a home-based business person and focus ... Read >
Author: Douglas Adams24th May 2006
The stream of money through your business is rarely even and balanced. In one month, you will take in more than you spend; in the next month, you will spend more than you receive.
Cash flow is the term businesses use for the constant cycle of income an... Read >
Author: Douglas Adams11th May 2006
The URL naming scheme developed by Tim Berners-Lee is very powerful.
When you click on a link with an underlying URL, you are taken to the computer named in the URL. Having a name for a server is important for Internet business. For example, if you wan... Read >
Author: Douglas Adams11th May 2006
Spend some time thinking about the name you want for your website. Here are two rules: Keep the name short, and make it reflect your name. Make it easy to type without making a mistake.
Capture the reader's attention at once! People read the web like t... Read >
Author: Douglas Adams11th May 2006
The pricing of products as we know it has been turned upside down by the Net.
The consumer, more and more, is in control of the transaction. Fixed pricing is giving way to all kinds of dynamic pricing schemes ushered in by the technology of the Net. Au... Read >
Author: Douglas Adams07th May 2006
People go online not just to be informed but also to interact with other people. Filling this need at your Web store will help you turn shoppers into customers and customers into repeat buyers.
Content can attract shoppers to your site. But to generate... Read >
Author: Douglas Adams03rd May 2006
There's an old saying that goes "You can always tell a pioneer by the arrows in his back." Using the latest technology to differentiate yourself from the competition is not the best for an online store. In fact, it can be fatal.
If you remember one thi... Read >
Author: Douglas Adams02nd May 2006
Sooner or later you'll want to consider running your own eCommerce Web Site. The free sites are fine to start with if you have limited funds. But to become a business you need more than what the personal Web page providers can offer.
As a business you ... Read >
Author: Douglas Adams02nd May 2006
Like it or not, your Web site is your brand. If you can create a positive image that is memorable, online shoppers will not only be attracted to your site but also return to it over and over.
On the Net, brand is more than just a graphic design. It rep... Read >
Author: Douglas Adams30th April 2006
Writing a business plan is not easy. It takes a lot of time and hard work. Here are some general tips that can help you through it.
First, make a list of your new company's strengths, its weaknesses, the market threats and opportunities. Keep your plan... Read >
Author: Douglas Adams26th April 2006
Selling from your own Web site is not the only way to do business on the Net. Over the last couple of years a whole new way of selling products online has evolved. Person to Person Auctions.
eBay pioneered the concept, which was soon followed by a host... Read >
Author: Douglas Adams21st April 2006
Throughout most of humanity's history, home-based businesses were the norm. In every culture, in every era but our own, a sizable share of the population earned their keep from their homes.
Farmers have always worked where they live. When they or anyon... Read >
Author: Douglas Adams20th April 2006
Aromatherapy is the use of essential oils from plants to enhance health and appearance. The term was coined by its originator, the French chemist Rene-Maurice Gattefosse.
Aromatherapy is used for a wide variety of problems, ranging from anxiety and ins... Read >
Author: Douglas Adams20th April 2006
Reflexology may be described as a specialized form of massage of the feet and less commonly of the hands. Performed to detect and correct imbalances in the body that may be causing ill health, it is, however, much more than simply massage.
The settin... Read >
Author: Douglas Adams20th April 2006
Naturopathy is an umbrella term used in most Western countries to cover a range of therapies coming under the heading of "natural medicine."
Originally coined by the German pioneer Benedict Lust, naturopathy means, literally, "natural treatment," and t... Read >
Author: Douglas Adams13th April 2006
Amino acids, the building blocks o proteins, can have pronounced drug-like effects when taken singly, and should be taken with as much caution as drugs. Some of these effects are beneficial, but amino acids aren't entirely benign substances.
In a place... Read >
Author: Douglas Adams07th April 2006
Acupuncture is used for a wide variety of medical conditions, but in the United States it's accepted by conventional doctors if at all solely for the treatment of pain.
Many chronic pain patients seem to be helped by acupuncture. This is fortunate, s... Read >
Author: Douglas Adams09th November 2005
When I was young I read all the books written by Douglas Adams. I liked it so much that I have managed to persuade my parents to buy the audio books of the titles I have read. I got larges boxes with up to twenty audio cassettes for each book and listenin... Read >
Author: Paton Jackson
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